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Members of the Eritrean community in Israel mourn on October 21, 2015 in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv during a memorial ceremony for Eritrean asylum seeker Haptom Zarhum who died of his injuries after he was shot by an Israeli security guard at a bus station in the southern city of Beersheba after being mistaken for an assailant in an attack that killed an Israeli soldier. (AFP/Jack Guez)

The law holds that only Israeli residents, citizens or others who entered the country legally are eligible for such benefits.

The joint statement added that people wounded in terror attacks who are not eligible for benefits can turn to a special committee which will weigh the individual case and decide if benefits will be paid in exception to the law. In the case of Zarhum, the Defense Ministry and National Insurance Institute have already decided to bring the case up for discussion at a special committee meeting that was set to meet in the near future.